Your Venture Starts Here!

Level up your Idea, Build a Real-World Venture

Join Lisk and BlockDevId for the Lisk Builders Challenge Round 3, a hackathon spanning Southeast Asia! This is your chance to turn your innovative blockchain ideas into a tangible, future-ready dApp. Whether you're an aspiring startup founder, seasoned dev or builder, a creative designer, or just starting your journey into the decentralized world, this is your platform. Gather your team and let's build the future, one block at a time.

Your Journey to Demo Day

With a four-month timeline, you'll have ample time to build your project. We'll support you with Online Technical & Business Bootcamp and Mentorship from our education partners Pelita Bangsa Academy, ETH Jakarta from Indonesia, and sqrDAO. We will select the 10 best projects to compete in the final round. The final Demo Day will be featuring live project presentations, judging, and networking opportunities.

• Open Submission: Wed, Sept 24, 2025
• Kickoff Event (AMA): Wed, Oct 1, 2025
• Technical & Business Bootcamp: Oct 8 - Dec 10, 2025 (every Wednesday at 19:30 - 21:00 (GMT+7) | 10 sessions)
• Submission Deadline: Sat, Jan 10, 2026 at 23:59 WIB (GMT+7)
• Judging: Mon - Fri, Jan 12 - 16, 2026
• Announcement of Finalists: Sat, Jan 17, 2026
• Finalists Coaching: Mon-Fri, Jan 19 - 23, 2026
• Socmed Cutoff Time: Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 18:00 WIB (GMT+7)
• Demo Day (Hybrid): Sat, Jan 31, 2026

Building the Blockchain Ecosystem in South East Asia

Our mission is to foster the growth of the blockchain ecosystem in South East Asia. We aim to empower developers and builders to create impactful projects that leverage blockchain technology's potential. By encouraging innovation and collaboration, we strive to igniting South East Asia's blockchain development.

Unlock Prizes, Mentorship, and Opportunities

• Compete for a total prize pool of up to USD 5,600 in development challenges!
• Gain knowledge and enhance your skills from Bootcamp led by industry professionals and experts.
• Showcase your project to a wide audience through social media and partner promotions.

The Founder's Challenge: Ready to go beyond the Code?

This isn't just a hackathon; it's your launchpad. Our theme challenges you to build a real venture, not just a cool project. Think like a founder from day one and create a dApp with a solid business plan, a clear path to market, and the potential to scale. It's time to build something the world actually needs.

Feeling a little lost on what to build?

No worries! You may find some inspiration through this Idea Bank to spark your imagination! Now, while it's packed with cool suggestions around Stablecoins & Localized Payments, Consumer Apps, DeFi & Financial Inclusion, and Others, don't feel like you have to stick to it. If you've got a brilliant idea in your mind, we absolutely want to see it! We are open to any creative dApp Ideas that align with the builders challenge's theme to be submitted for the Lisk Builders Challenge. 😄

Please kindly follow the requirements down below! 😉

Project Submission Guidelines

You must provide these links during project submissions:

1. Smart Contract(s) URL deployed on Lisk Sepolia Testnet or Lisk Mainnet and verified on Blockscout Explorer.
2. Live Project URL
3. Public Project Repository URL on GitHub
4. Pitch Deck URL (Google Drive Link shared publicly)

You also must fulfill these project requirements:

1. Upload Presentation & Demo Video (YouTube Video URL)
2. Upload Project Screenshot (PNG)
3. Your dApp should utilize smart contract deployed on either Lisk Mainnet or Lisk Sepolia Testnet

Complete these steps to submit your project

This is an online hackathon on Devfolio

1. Begin by ensuring you have registered an account on Devfolio.
2. Proceed to apply for the hackathon. Here's the guidance link.
3. Whether you are participating individually or as a team, you may create a new team or join an existing one. Please refer to this flow.
4. Finally, submit your project. Please refer to the submission guidance for further information.

Judging Criteria

To ensure a fair and comprehensive evaluation, please see the following evaluation metrics:

• DApp Use Case Impact and Real Problems Solved (30pts)
• Pitch & Presentation Quality (20pts)
• Technical Implementation (15pts)
• UI/UX & Usability (15pts)
• Innovation & Uniqueness (10pts)
• Project Documentation & Code Quality (10pts)

What We Look Out For?

1. Creating a project that you truly believe and passionate about deeply to solve a real problem is a HUGE advantage!
2. You MUST emphasize this strong desire on why you want to build this project in the pitching video when submitting the projects
3. ALWAYS Include Your Revenue Model for Your Web3 Startup: How do you Make Money?
4. Commitment to launch the project on Lisk Mainnet will be a huge plus and become the consideration when selecting the winners
5. We would also like to funnel the projects to our future Incubator Programs

Get Ready for the Challenge

1. Join the BlockDevId social media channels for the latest updates, announcements, and community discussions.
2. Participate in our series of preparatory sessions, where we'll cover essential topics, provide technical & business guidance, and answer your questions. Don't miss the Kickoff AMA session on BlockDevId Youtube!

Get to know Lisk

Lisk is a growing Ethereum L2 built for high-growth markets with near-zero fees. Follow our Social Media Channels to stay connected. Also, check out our docs with multilingual AI chatbot support for in-depth technical information and helpful guides about the Lisk blockchain.

Get to know BlockDevId

BlockDevId is a community that helps developers in Indonesia to learn and develop web3 and blockchain technology through collaboration and experience sharing. Its goal is to build a new blockchain-based economy in Indonesia by facilitating faster adoption of web3 technology. This community is open to anyone who wants to be involved in the development of web3 and blockchain technology in Indonesia. Find us on social media to stay connected.

Get to know Pelita Bangsa Academy

Pelita Bangsa Academy is an EduTech Startup with a mission to Upskill and Reskill Indonesian Tech Talents in Blockchain Technology so we can compete globally. We provide intensive Blockchain Developer Bootcamp. We are chosen as the Education Partner for Lisk Builders Challenge Round One and Two where we provided 6-session bootcamp and mentoring guiding the participants' web3 development journey! Find us on social media to stay connected.

What is ETH Jakarta?

ETH Jakarta is an Ethereum-centered community, where developers, entrepreneurs, and blockchain enthusiast collaborate to build decentralize ecosystem in Jakarta.

Learn about sqrDAO

sqrDAO is a Vietnam-based Web3 Builder Community connecting developers, founders, and ecosystem partners across Southeast Asia.

We organize hackathons, developer programs, and strategic collaborations to help builders access grants, technical resources, and market opportunities. By bridging local talent with global ecosystems, sqrDAO drives web3 innovation and sustainable growth.